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EP About this file: EP4008979

EP4008979 - DEVICE FOR SAFELY CARRYING OUT A LEFT-TURNING THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusExamination is in progress
Status updated on  24.11.2023
Database last updated on 24.07.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  09.12.2022
FormerThe application has been published
Status updated on  06.05.2022
Most recent event   Tooltip12.03.2024New entry: Reply to examination report 
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Vaillant GmbH
Berghauser Str. 40
42859 Remscheid / DE
[2022/23]
Inventor(s)01 / Lingk, Tobias
42799 Leichlingen / DE
02 / Krampe-Zadler, Christof
44628 Herne / DE
03 / Spahn, Hans-Josef
40699 Erkrath / DE
 [2022/23]
Representative(s)Popp, Carsten
Vaillant GmbH
IRP
Berghauser Straße 40
42859 Remscheid / DE
[2022/23]
Application number, filing date20211245.402.12.2020
[2022/23]
Filing languageDE
Procedural languageDE
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4008979
Date:08.06.2022
Language:DE
[2022/23]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP07.05.2021
ClassificationIPC:F25B1/00, F24F11/36, F24F13/20, F24F13/24, F25B25/00, F25B43/00, F25B49/00
[2022/23]
CPC:
F25B49/005 (EP); F25B1/00 (EP); F25B25/005 (EP);
F25B43/00 (EP); F25B2339/047 (EP); F25B2400/12 (EP);
F25B2500/12 (EP); F25B2500/22 (EP) (-)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2023/02]
Former [2022/23]AL,  AT,  BE,  BG,  CH,  CY,  CZ,  DE,  DK,  EE,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  HR,  HU,  IE,  IS,  IT,  LI,  LT,  LU,  LV,  MC,  MK,  MT,  NL,  NO,  PL,  PT,  RO,  RS,  SE,  SI,  SK,  SM,  TR 
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:VORRICHTUNG ZUR SICHEREN DURCHFÜHRUNG EINES LINKSDREHENDEN THERMODYNAMISCHEN KREISPROZESSES[2022/23]
English:DEVICE FOR SAFELY CARRYING OUT A LEFT-TURNING THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE[2022/23]
French:DISPOSITIF POUR EFFECTUER EN TOUTE SÉCURITÉ UN CYCLE THERMODYNAMIQUE DU SENS ANTI-HORAIRE[2022/23]
Examination procedure06.12.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.12.2022Examination requested  [2023/02]
06.12.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
28.11.2023Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
12.03.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
Fees paidRenewal fee
02.12.2022Renewal fee patent year 03
29.11.2023Renewal fee patent year 04
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Documents cited:Search[XYI]JP2002058950  (HITACHI PLANT ENG & CONSTR CO) [X] 1,9 * paragraphs [0002] - [0025]; figures 1-2 * [Y] 7 [I] 10,11;
 [A]CN106679238  (MIDEA GROUP CO LTD) [A] 6* paragraphs [0040] - [0043]; figures 1-4 *;
 [YA]CN110285495  (GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT CO LTD, et al) [Y] 2,7,8 * paragraphs [0047] - [0048]; figures 1,2,5-6 * [A] 6;
 [XAYI]EP3693683  (VAILLANT GMBH [DE]) [X] 1,3,12,14 * paragraphs [0010] - [0029]; figure 2; claims 2-3 * [A] 6 [Y] 2,8 [I] 4,5,13,15
by applicantDE19525064
 DE102011116863
 WO2015032905
 EP3106780
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